After Charlie and his father-in-law, Jacob, had left the house, his father-in-law drove as he laughed and said, “Oh! I have waited for such a long time! Finally, the Senior University is having an exchange and interaction with our Calligraphy and Painting Association!Charlie smiled and asked, “Have you communicated with Aunt Hall yet?”“Not yet.” Jacob smiled before he said, “I plan to give her a surprise. After all, I have not seen her in a long time.”Charlie nodded before he said, “But dad, you should be a little more careful. You should not let mom find out that Aunt Hall has already returned to Oskia, let alone let her find out that you’ve made contact with Aunt Hall. Otherwise, there will truly be chaos in our family.”Charlie understood Elaine’s character very well. There were a few things that could easily rub Elaine the wrong way in this life. The first was money, and the second was Matilda.Although Elaine was very angry that Jacob wanted to divorce her, she had not los
Charlie nodded before he walked into the stadium with Graham.Aurous Stadium had a huge area. There was not only a standard indoor swimming pool, but there was also a standard indoor track and field as well as venues for badminton, table tennis, and basketball competitions.At this time, aside from the swimming pool, the entire stadium had already been vacated for the combat and fighting championship.The whole scene was divided into many square shapes, and there was a ring in each of the squares.Graham pointed to these rings before he explained to Charlie, “Master Wade, there are eight rings in this stadium, and these eight rings correspond to eight different groups. These eight groups will finish competing in all of the preliminary matches in these eight rings. The person who finally wins all the matches in these rings will become the top eight participants in the entire match.”After that, he pointed at the fifth ring before he said, “Master Wade, Aurora has always been fighti
As Adam’s voice landed, Charlie immediately saw Aurora, who walked in from the entrance!Today, Aurora was dressed in a sports bra and a pair of shorts. Her excellent body figure was revealed. What Charlie didn’t expect was Aurora’s amazing muscle lines, and there was even a visible vest line in the middle of her waist.That kind of body was unmatched among the girls!Besides, Aurora’s skin was as white as snow and flawless. With such a beautiful figure, it was impeccably perfect.Aurora’s long hair at the back of her head was tied into a neat ponytail. Wearing a pair of big red boxing gloves, she looked valiant with great poise. Walking out together with Aurora was a young woman with a dark brown skin tone.Adam eagerly explained to Charlie, “Master Wade, my sister is facing a Thai player today. I heard that she has a strong foundation in Muay Thai and is a seeded player in the Philippines team!”Charlie laughed and answered, “This is only Muay Thai. There’s nothing to fear. In the w
Charlie could see that this Thai female boxer had very fast punches. Moreover, she was shorter than Charlie by 10 cm. With her agile body and petite overall body structure, her lower body was more stable. Moreover, this Thai female boxer was very smart. She not only knew her lower body was her advantage, but she also recognized that Aurora’s advantage was her upper body. As such, she often launched attacks with her lower body.Since the opponent had come up and was launching attacks swiftly, Aurora could only focus on blocking, and the whole game was quite embarrassing. In the first round, the opponent had significantly more effective hits as compared to Aurora. After one round, the opponent was in the lead by a stretch.During the short break, Aurora’s coach hurriedly gave her some tactical guidance near her ear. After a short break of a few minutes, the game immediately entered the second round.Once round two had begun, Aurora changed her strategy. She initiated attacks against t
After listening to what Charlie had said, Aurora looked at him with joy and emotionally shouted, “Master Wade!”After she had finished speaking, she continued shyly, “Master Wade, I’m sorry for letting you see such a joke!”Charlie comforted her and said, “No worries. It’s normal to not find your rhythm at the start. If you carefully analyze the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses and choose a suitable strategy, you will make a comeback and prevail in the end.”Aurora nodded her head and sincerely said, “I know, Master Wade. Thank you for your guidance!”At that moment, the coach next to Aurora looked at Charlie in dissatisfaction and spoke, “What are you blindly commanding her to do here? Do you even know Sanda? Aurora is in the most critical moment now! If she can’t redeem herself in this third round, she will most likely lose! You are still giving her poor ideas at this time, aren’t you intentionally harming her?!” Charlie calmly explained, “I’m merely telling her the truth. It i
Charlie nodded and said, “If you don’t believe me, just wait and see.”“Good!” Coach Zavier sneered and replied, “Let’s see. I will wait here to see how Aurora loses this game!”After speaking, he walked straight to the audience seat, found an empty seat, and sat down. With his arms folded in front of his chest and looking on, he recognized Aurora in his heart. She would surely lose this game. Charlie ignored him and spoke to Aurora softly, “Don’t be nervous later. Just follow what I’ve said. I believe that you will be able to defeat this opponent.”Aurora nodded. With a pitiful look, she lamented, “Master Wade, Coach Zavier has left. I don’t have a coach anymore. If I win this game, I might need to fight a few more matches. Can you be my coach?” Without any hesitation, Charlie said, “No problem. From now on, I’m your coach.”Aurora became emotional, and she cheerfully exclaimed, “Great! During matches, I will call you Coach Wade!”Charlie laughed and said, “You can call me whatever
Coach Zavier looked on from the side. As he saw Aurora passively defending and being beaten continuously, he sneered.To him, Aurora’s tactic was simply the weakest of the weak.Since the opponent’s attack toward the lower body was swift and the upper body strength was inferior, she should’ve focused on striking the opponent's upper body just like how the opponent had fiercely attacked her lower body.This way, she could’ve found the breakthrough and reversed the situation in the blink of an eye.This was also a traditional thought among many coaches. However, this was also the main reason why many coaches couldn’t be top coaches, and even when they were players themselves, they couldn’t become top players.From Charlie’s point of view, whether it was a battle between two armies or two people, the best and most stable way was to take away the enemy’s trump card.Just like in a war, if the opponent’s ace master was defeated, the opponent’s strength would not only weaken, but the milita
At this time, he could not help but feel very regretful.Aurora was about to advance to the quarter-finals, but he had fallen out with her.This way, if she achieved better results in the match, it would not have anything to do with him anymore.At this time, Aurora changed her fighting style. She was no longer constantly defending herself and retreating, but she was now proactively launching a series of attacks on the opponent.Since the opponent’s right leg was injured, her performance was already greatly affected. Now that she was being chased and attacked by Aurora, every step she took would cause piercing pain in her right leg.Moreover, her right leg had already become a burden and could no longer keep up with the rest of her body now. This not only made it very difficult for her to defend herself and dodge Aurora’s attacks, but it was also very difficult for her to counter-attack.Aurora’s series of attacks hit her opponent’s body continuously.The Thai player who had b
Jimmy was sweating profusely in fear, but he argued back before he knew it, "That's impossible! Everything you say is bullshit! Gaiman simply thought he had a fair chance of winning and didn't want to pay Ares that much, and I have no idea who he partnered with, and I'm certainly not involved. Don't you try to slander me!"Nate chuckled. "Come on, Jimmy. We're all adults here, so there are things we shouldn't have to be so direct about. Mills Gaiman and your old classmate met in private many times, not to mention the private conferences you three had in secret, discussing your overall strategy and decisive points. Just so you know, Gaiman recorded every conversation, and I have the tapes with me."Jimmy's heart was left pounding as he blurted, "B-Bullshit! That's impossible!""Grow up, Jimmy," Mr.Goodman chuckled. "Every partner in every law firm always strives to rise higher, so I'm going to need as much leverage as I can. Otherwise, I'm not about to let them advance any further, e
Although the ringtone and vibration frequency were the ones Jimmy always used, this call somehow felt more urgent, leaving him exceedingly uneasy.When it abruptly stopped and left a missed call on his log, Nate Ellis soon sent a text: [Answer your damn phone this instant!]Just seeing the text left Jimmy feeling like his throat had gone dry, and as he gulped, it felt like his throat was being ripped, leaving him hurting.Still, he couldn't care less as his boss called again.Having seen the text, Jimmy didn't hesitate this time and promptly answered, watching Julien's smug face as he started tentatively, "Y-Yes, boss...?"Nate immediately yelled at him hysterically, "What the hell did you do?! Why did the Rothschilds call to complain about you?! And the complaint was from their heir apparent, at that! I worked hard for them and always toed the line for years, and I still haven't gotten a chance to meet the man, so how the fuck did you upset him?!"Jimmy's heart sank to rock bott
Fuming, Jimmy snapped at Julien, "If you insist on playing it like that, I will call my boss, and you can talk to him yourself!"Julien chuckled. "That's unnecessary. I've never met him. He would never recognize my voice."Jimmy laughed and nodded despite himself. "Impressive—you can really come up with anything! You don't have his number because he's beneath you, you refuse to call him because he's beneath you, and when I say I'll call him for you, you say he won't recognize your voice. Well, how do you suppose we should sort this out? At least prove you're a Rothschild, or anyone could claim that they are—"Julien held up a hand to stop him. "Then, how about this? I'll ask my butler to talk to your boss."Jimmy laughed even more loudly as if it were the best joke ever. "Hahaha!!! Butler, you say?! You really know how to talk! Alright, I'll wait and see what your 'butler' can do… I mean, what you can do. We'll see whether my boss calls me!"Julien ignored him and whipped out his
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th